Better pensions cost money
Alastair McDougall could be accused of proposing the wrong solution to the wrong problem at the wrong time. If there is genuine concern about the stress levels of university staff these should be...
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Euro chiefs fear erosion of role
The traditional position of European universities is under threat, university chiefs have been warned. Universities have lost their monopoly on teaching and research, with global corporations now...
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'Hang on to your HNDs'
It has been described by ministers as "a new qualification for a new century" that will "strengthen the links between higher education and the world of work"....
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I've got no energy, doctor
The public may fear nuclear power, but this week energy expert Ian Fells will demand new power stations in Britain. Kam Patel reports on the scientists ridiculing Labour's energy policy On the train...
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Charging up the engines of development
Northern Ireland's two universities suffer the region's twin disadvantages of political and economic difficulties. But, as Olga Wojtas and Noel McAdam report, their v-cs promise to transform them...
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South Africa boosts its science
Africa. South African industries and the government could soon be pumping half a billion rand (Pounds 66,500,000) a year into science and technology projects aimed at rapidly expanding the country's...
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How to ... Spread the word on best practice
WHAT A new, round-the-clock information network aims to get best teaching practice to all who need it, writes Cliff Allan WHY Too often, research is not disseminated and remains within the circle of...
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'Closed' centre launches new MSc
A postgraduate centre, effectively closed by Edinburgh University in 1996, has launched the first MSc course of the third millennium, a stone's-throw from its former premises. The Centre for Human...
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How Blair can remedy the right state we're in
Labour must modernise industry and back regional growth if it is not once again to preside over a slump, argues Colin Hay. Now that Labour has won the election, the debate over the party's self-...
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OU project shows how 'Cezanne' knits together
How a concept such as "Cezanne" is transformed into a knitting pattern is the subject of a project just launched by the Open University. Researchers aim to find out where designers get their...
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Sources for research funding
Each week this section lists funds available for researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thes.co.uk Compiled by Sarah Knowles. A more comprehensive version of this service is...
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Sources for research funding
LEVERHULME TRUST www.leverhulme.org.uk Research Interchange Grants Aim: to support visits with the objective of fostering a research project, or developing a field of research or a highly-specialised...
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How Microsoft backs higher education in the United States
Industry giants put millions of pounds into university research, but what do they expect in return? The THES spotlights three of the big spenders Microsoft Student Scholarship Programme for...
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